Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) is an exchange-traded fund in the Small Blend category. Total net assets stand at $184.38B. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.03%. On a $10,000 position that is $3.00 a year. Vanguard is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is October 3, 1960.

The largest positions on file are Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB), SanDisk Corp Ordinary Shares (SNDK), and Ciena Corp (CIEN). Rocket Lab Corp alone accounts for 0.51% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 4.31% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

VB last closed at $300.01 on September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +19.04%. The stored price history starts on February 7, 2025, and the total return since then is +22.83%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 1.21%. The provider also reports a 3 years average return of +15.55%.

2026 is still running; the price is +16.31% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $241.17 to $309.51. The latest close sits 24.4% above that 52-week low. Annualized volatility over the trailing 1 year is 16.23%. The reported beta is 1.09. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.